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How Many Ways Can the Potter Valley Project Fail?

How Many Ways Can the Potter Valley Project Fail?

by Steelhead | May 28, 2025 | Dam Removal, Slider

The Eel River dams will never produce hydropower again. The unreliable water supply they allow to the Russian River will fail as geology and physics proceed. Pacific Gas and Electric’s (PG&E) Potter Valley Project has failed, forever, at the primary purpose for...
Regional Farm Bureaus Seek to Halt Eel River Dam Removal

Regional Farm Bureaus Seek to Halt Eel River Dam Removal

by Steelhead | Apr 10, 2025 | Dam Removal, News, Slider

Turning a blind eye to serious safety and reliability concerns, as well as questioning a private company’s business decision, the Farm Bureaus of Marin, Sonoma, Lake, and Mendocino Counties have asked the Trump administration to halt or delay the removal of Scott and...
Critical Dam Safety Documents Need to Be Made Public

Critical Dam Safety Documents Need to Be Made Public

by Steelhead | Apr 24, 2024 | Comments, Dam Removal, FOER, Slider

Friends of the Eel River has long been pursuing more clarity from PG&E on dam safety at the Potter Valley Project. The utility company has long made the choice to classify dam safety and emergency planning documents related to the project as “Critical Energy...
Unmanageable with Alicia Bales: Eel River Deep Dive

Unmanageable with Alicia Bales: Eel River Deep Dive

by Steelhead | Apr 18, 2024 | Dam Removal, FOER, Slider

 Tune into this clip from Episode 8 of “Unmanageable with Alicia Bales” to hear Friends of the Eel River Conservation Director Scott Greacen break down dam removal at the Potter Valley Project and what a diversion means in the eyes of California water...
Comments on PG&E’s Flow Variance Request

Comments on PG&E’s Flow Variance Request

by Steelhead | Apr 15, 2024 | Comments, Dam Removal, FOER, Slider

The Potter Valley Project, which blocks access to pristine, cold water spawning habitat for Eel River salmonids, is no longer a functioning hydroelectric project. PG&E has announced plans to remove both Scott and Cape Horn dams as soon as possible. Until Scott Dam...
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